Be in love with your life

I have been outside a lot recently, putting in a tiny vegetable garden as well as the courtyard

I have been showing off.  Its turned into another room, I swear.  Last night

while I was cooking dinner on the grill my youngest was doing his homework

outside at our outdoor dining table in the new courtyard.  There is just something

so inviting about it, and its been very rewarding to see that everyone has taken to it

as much as I have.  Even the dogs like hanging out there, laying on the cool pea gravel

as the courtyard is shaded after about 1 in the afternoon.  Anyway I have been having

a great time "adjusting" to life back to before I had a shop.  Woo hoo!

Its so fun!  So this little post is how I felt like spreading that joy around

my home.  Its a HomeGoods post, and I wanted to show just a couple of things I picked up

this week. That store seems to have just about everything, and I was excited to find a pair of 

cute cotton gardening gloves edged in pink binding.  

The hall tree has taken on a bit of a garden theme as I use it for putting on my clogs

 or to grab a few tools from the drawer.  All these happy little things

 sends the message loud and clear.   I love my home!

 And I am loving my life.  
I feel so grateful that I get to stay home and be the homemaker and take the lead to creating a loving and happy environment for my hubby and kids that still live here.

So a little reminder can't hurt~
how cute is this small print that I hung above our hall tree?

Its pure joy!

Our hall tree is laden with garden hats as I try to avoid the harsh rays.

But my collection doesn't hold a candle to Mr. Maison Decor's hat stash.

He has a whole room of Cowboy hats.

 Right next to our front door, our HomeGoods hall tree fits perfectly.  
Its the place we keep dog leads and hats and a pretty pillow or two on the seat.
  

This adorable and happy little pillow is an appliqued gem shouting HOME!

It couldn't be sweeter, and I think it just has such a joy de vivre.

As I am in the Frenchy mood big time, I had to get a new pair of espadrilles

and I found this cute navy and white striped pair at Marshalls.  

We have the smallest entry area in the world
 but it still is worth making it look good. 

 So if you are lucky to have a nice big foyer, I envy you that!

If its small like ours,
 then these little touches are just enough to let others know we love our home.

This post was partially sponsored by HomeGoods as part of my participation in their Designer Pinterest board, Happy by Design.